Couple found dead in Elburn died from cardiac incidents, autopsy results show

Preliminary autopsy results show that two people in their 70s found dead in their Elburn home over the weekend by police died of natural causes.

Both victims appear to have died from cardiac incidents, Elburn police said in a news release. Police said they are still waiting on final autopsy results and toxicology reports.

The Elburn Police Department was called at approximately 3:43 p.m. Saturday to a home in the 500 block of South Main Street for a well-being check, police said. Police officers said that through a window they saw a person lying on the floor.

Officers forced entry to the home, where a second person was also found, police said.

Police called for paramedics, who confirmed that Herman Beyer, 78, and Elaine Beyer, 74, were dead. Herman and Elaine were married and owned the property since at least 1979, according to Kane County land records.

The Elburn & Countryside Fire Protection District determined that carbon monoxide inhalation was not the cause of death.

Members of the Elburn Police Department, Kane County Major Crimes Task Force and Kane County Coroner's Office are continuing to investigate the deaths.